The Lecture Series

In 2011, after a year of Professional Practice classes, the NYAA decided to implement a regular series of conversations with Senior Critic, Sharon Louden, who organized, moderated and interviewed participating guests.

The NYAA Professional Practice Lecture Series is a series of casual conversations designed to provide students with professional advice from experts in the art world and beyond who share information on many different topics. The content discussed is meant to reveal information not readily accessible in other formats (classroom, press, etc.).

The format of these talks is casual and relaxed, often lively, but always rigorous, active, and extremely informative. The format is similar to that of a relaxed "talk show"-like program, where Sharon Louden engages with panelists in front of an audience, asking them questions that direct the conversation. After approximately 45 minutes of interviewing, Louden opens the discussion to audience members so that they may ask questions and participate in a dialogue with the panelists. Finally, audience members are encouraged to meet the panelists after the discussion concludes.

Our hope is that with these 1 1/2 hour long visits, the NYAA graduate students, alumni, and interested public may be inspired to develop tools that can help them prosper in the art world and beyond. Past luminaries who have participated include: Randy Cohen, Robert Storr, Ken Johnson, Carter Foster, Roberta Smith, Jerry Saltz, Ann Pasternak, and Laura Hoptman, to name but a few. These conversations are recorded, free, and open to all who wish to attend. The program is widely advertised to students and the general public, and each panel is recorded on video. There is no preparation needed, since there are no projections, powerpoints or visuals during these conversations.

Randy Cohen interviews Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith as a part of his Person, Place, Thing Podcast program. (podcast)

Kathleen Hays, Host of the "Hays Advantage" on Bloomberg Radio and Kelly Crow, Staff Reporter covering the art market for The Wall Street Journal: "Art as a Commodity: Art In The Market Place." (video)